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About Atticus
Atticus combines a writing editor with book formatting. You can write from scratch or import an existing manuscript, then pick one of 17 templates or build a custom theme to style the book. A preview shows how it will look on devices such as iPhone, iPad, Kindle Paperwhite and Oasis, Nook Glowlight and Kobo Forma.
Exports are meant to work with any book store or print platform. It runs on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook, which makes it an option for authors who do not use a Mac.
Strengths
- Writing and formatting in the same app
- Works on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook
- 17 templates plus a custom theme builder
- Previews on common phones, tablets and e-readers
Limitations
- Paid software with an upfront price
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- PaidSold for $147.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
- How it runs
- Downloadable app, Web application
- Best suited for
- Self-publishing authors who want to write and format a book on any computer
- Categories
- Office tools, Ebook tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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A macOS app for formatting manuscripts into ebooks and print-ready books.
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Jutoh
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Kotobee Author
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Pressbooks
A web-based platform for writing and publishing digital books and open educational resources.
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Atticus as an alternative
Listings that name Atticus as an alternative.
Manuskript
Plan and draft long writing projects on your desktop.
Atticus combines writing and book formatting for print and ebooks on Windows, Mac, Linux and web, as paid, closed-source software with an upfront price.
novelWriter
Write novels as a collection of manageable text documents.
Atticus is paid, closed-source software for Windows, Mac, Linux and web that combines writing with book formatting, templates and e-reader previews.
Scrivener
A writing app for drafting and organising long documents such as novels, screenplays and theses.
Atticus combines writing and book formatting in one paid app for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook, with templates and e-reader previews aimed at self-publishing.
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PageEdit
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